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Los Angeles River, Downtown L.A.
The L.A. River was once an actual river -- or more accurately, it was a stream that occasionally flooded with disastrous results. After the last such event in 1938, it was channelized, controlled, encased in concrete. In its new form, it was made famous by films including Grease and Terminator 2. But these days, the talk is of restoration. That would start in the less boxed-in Glendale Narrows, to the north. Downtown, a replacement is in progress for the iconic but fatally flawed Sixth Street Bridge, seen here from Seventh Street before its demolition in early 2016. At left is City Hall, and ahead is Metro's "Taj Mahal" headquarters behind Union Station.
Los Angeles River, Downtown L.A.
The L.A. River was once an actual river -- or more accurately, it was a stream that occasionally flooded with disastrous results. After the last such event in 1938, it was channelized, controlled, encased in concrete. In its new form, it was made famous by films including Grease and Terminator 2. But these days, the talk is of restoration. That would start in the less boxed-in Glendale Narrows, to the north. Downtown, a replacement is in progress for the iconic but fatally flawed Sixth Street Bridge, seen here from Seventh Street before its demolition in early 2016. At left is City Hall, and ahead is Metro's "Taj Mahal" headquarters behind Union Station.